Where's a good ray-zapper when you really need one?
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: Honestly, Old Pal, I could eat this stuff up with a spoon, then lick the b...
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Dealers were a testament to conspicuous consumption
GREG BEAN Coda
      Back in the days when I was a court reporter, I covered the trial of a Colombian drug importer who had made a fortune bringing South American cocaine to this country and selling it to more-than-willing clients. The feds busted him, not after a long undercover investigation, but after an angry ex-...
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Words that aren't said may hurt more than those spoken
CLARE MARIE CELANO Girl Talk
      While listening to my car radio, I caught the chorus of John Mayer's new song, "Say," which goes, "Say what you mean to say," over and over and over. I flipped to another station, thinking, what's up with this song, John? The next day I heard the song again- in its entirety - and realized how t...
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